By Have you ever tasted a happiness sweeter than your favorite donut?
Aanya ko apni Nani ka chhota sa bakery shop bahut pasand tha. Har subah jab bakery khulti, toh garma-garam bun, samose aur meethi cheezon ki khushboo se poori gali bhar jaati. Lekin Aanya ka sabse favourite tha — colorful donuts ka dabba jo counter pe rakha hota tha. Pink icing, rainbow sprinkles — bilkul dreamy!
Ek Saturday morning, Aanya ka best friend Aarav uske ghar aaya.
“Yeh kya baat hai, Aanya! Yeh donuts toh ekdum heavenly lag rahe hain,” Aarav bola, aankhon mein excitement chamak rahi thi. “Ek le sakta hoon?”
Aanya ne socha… uska favourite pink wala donut tha, aur woh usi pe nazar laga ke khadi thi. Lekin tabhi usse Nani ki baat yaad aayi: “Beta, khushi baantne se badhti hai.”
Usne smile kiya aur bola, “Chal, milke share karte hain. Tu ek choose kar, main bhi.”
Aarav ka chehra khil gaya. “Tu toh asli dost hai!”
Dono ne apne-apne favourite donuts uthaye aur bakery ke bahar neem ke ped ke neeche baith gaye. Thandi hawa chal rahi thi, aur dono mast mazaa le rahe the.
Tabhi Aanya ne dekha — ek chhoti si ladki, maybe 5-6 saal ki, dur se unhe dekh rahi thi. Uski dress purani thi, jute thode bade, aur aankhen… bas donuts ko tak rahi thi.
Aanya ne dheere se Aarav se kaha, “Lagta hai use bhi donut chahiye…”
Aarav bina soche bola, “Haan, de dete hain.”
Aanya ne ek donut uthaya aur pyaar se us chhoti ladki ko diya. Ladki ne sharmate hue le liya aur softly boli, “Thank you…”
Woh chali gayi, lekin uske chehre ki muskaan, uski aankhon ki chamak — kuch alag hi thi. Aanya ko laga jaise usne apne sabse yummy donut se bhi kuch zyada meetha pa liya ho.
Wapas bakery mein jaake Nani ne dono ko dekha aur muskaraayi. “Dono bahut samajhdar ban gaye ho. Share karne se sirf cheezein nahi, dil bhi baant-te hain.”
Us din ke baad Aanya aur Aarav sirf donuts nahi, apna waqt, apne toys, apni stories — sab kuch share karne lage. Aur har baar jab woh donut baant-te, ek naya lesson seekhte: Khushi sirf lene se nahi, dene se bhi milti hai.
